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Not all animals are under the same pressures tho. You can't apply the bonobo adaptation strategy as an explanation for all homosexuality.
And why wouldn't my evolutionary theory work with chimpanzees? How often do common chimps engage in homosexuality? When primates do, they often do so to assert dominance, not relieve tension. EG in baboons. Bonobos have found different survival techniques from the highly male dominated, violent common chimps. In bonobo societies, females are in charge. With common chimps, males are in charge and it wouldn't fit in with their violent tendencies to soothe each other with sex. The benefits of homosexuality have to outweigh the costs of losing a chance at passing on DNA if it's going to be a viable option. Is this true for common chimps? Not as far as I know. So what's wrong with my theory in this case?
And why wouldn't my evolutionary theory work with chimpanzees? How often do common chimps engage in homosexuality? When primates do, they often do so to assert dominance, not relieve tension. EG in baboons. Bonobos have found different survival techniques from the highly male dominated, violent common chimps. In bonobo societies, females are in charge. With common chimps, males are in charge and it wouldn't fit in with their violent tendencies to soothe each other with sex. The benefits of homosexuality have to outweigh the costs of losing a chance at passing on DNA if it's going to be a viable option. Is this true for common chimps? Not as far as I know. So what's wrong with my theory in this case?